Philosophy In The Ancient World

Philosophy in the Ancient World: An Introduction_an intellectual history of the ancient world from the eighth century B.C.E. to the fifth century C.E., from Homer to Boethius_describes and evaluates ancient thought in its cultural setting, showing how it affected and was affected by that setting. The greatest philosophers (Parmenides, Plato, Aristotle, Augustine) and cultural figures (Homer, Euripides, Thucydides, Archimedes) and a number of lesser ones (Hesiod, Posidonius, Basil) receive careful description and evaluation. Philosophy in the Ancient World is ideally suited as a supplement for undergraduate courses in Ancient Philosophy and the History of Philosophy in the West.

Arieti's (classics, Hampden-Sydney College, Virginia) introductory textbook provides a succinct intellectual history from Homer to Boethius, from roughly 800 B.C.E. to 500 C.E., which aims to show the humanity of the philosophers and to examine their thought as the product of human minds. Suitable as a supplement for undergraduate courses in ancient philosophy and the history of philosophy in the West. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

James A. Arieti is Graves H. Thompson Professor of Classics and chair of the department at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia.